Re: Madness Network + Rotschreck is too good!

In message <1142418559.272974.178570@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jibbajibba <jibbajibba@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Janne Hägglund wrote:
Just a general point: why can't you guys quote relevant portions of the
original message, and the person you're replying to?
I find it quite annoying.

Too many examples to quote them all.

The correct behaviour in such an instance is to, typically:

- quote one or two (and then say "This isn't just about these remarks,
or this post but...")

or

- snip the relevant section from a post, and write a one line summary
e.g. if I'd given an extremely lengthy way of achieving some specified
goal and the details weren't important to you but you wanted to address
the point then cutting them out and writing something like:

<snip - detailed example of how to make lasagne using a Soul
Gem, Lucita and a Sport Bike>

Well gosh, that was possible after all. That makes me wonder,
though. Do you have a recipe for meatloaf using Etrius?

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